Gender-Inclusive Housing

The University of San Francisco offers gender-inclusive housing. You can apply within the housing application and be entered into a lottery for a room in the gender inclusive community.

Gender inclusive housing provides a safe, affirming, and inclusive community living option for students of the following identities and lived experiences:

Transgender students

Gender queer students

Students who are currently transitioning from one gender to another (i.e. transitioning from male to female or female to male)

Students who do not conform to society’s expectations of their assigned gender at birth

Students who do not wish to be identified by any sex or gender identity

Students who are in the process of discovering their gender identity

Students who appreciate and respect people with the above identities and lived experiences, and who would prefer to live in a community comprised of such

The following are specific qualities of the gender inclusive option:

Students living in the gender inclusive community may share a room with students of any gender, gender identity, gender expression, or sex

There are no dedicated male or female bathrooms on the gender inclusive floor. The bathroom is a communal bathroom and is shared by all members of the community (regardless of gender, gender identity, gender expression, or sex)

Community standards include:

Modeling behavior that reflects a positive value and respect for gender as a non-binary construct (human beings are not necessarily male or female as ascribed by their assigned gender at birth)

Openness and desire to develop one’s own understanding about gender identity, sexual orientation, and other differences

Working to create and promote a safe, affirming, and inclusive community for all students

Use of inclusive and socially just language and the preferred names and gender pronouns of community members

Education of guests about the values and community expectations of the gender inclusive community